Steven Frears’ and ITV Productions’ critically acclaimed and multi-award winning film The Queen will be coming exclusively to ITV1 this autumn. Winner of the Academy Award for best actress, Dame Helen Mirren gives a spellbinding performance as HM Queen Elizabeth II.
On September 1st 1997, the world wakes to the tragic news that Princess Diana has died in a car crash. The event sends a shockwave of public grief around the world and by the following day, the gates at Buckingham Palace are awash with a sea of floral tributes. In the wake of Diana’s death, the very private and tradition bound Queen (Mirren) finds herself in conflict with the new Prime Minister, the slickly modern and image conscious Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) as to the best way to deal with the unprecedented public outpouring of grief.
The Queen takes you inside the very private chambers of the Royal Family and the British Government for a captivating look at a vulnerable human being in her darkest hour, as a nation grieving for its People’s Princess waits to see what its leaders will do. Suspenseful, heartfelt and riveting, The Queen is a candid story you won’t soon forget.
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